Acts 8:35-37

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Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontious Pilate, suffered, died and was buried. He rose again conquering sin and death and His Kingdom will have no end.

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Acts 8:35-37

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” 37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” The New King James Version

Jesus references eunuchs in Matthew 19:12. He says, “There are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Philip used the fourth Suffering Servant song (Isaiah 52:13–53:12) to explain the gospel of Jesus’ sacrificial death, victorious resurrection, and the significance of Jesus’ actions for all people. 

In answer to the eunuch’s question Philip would have explained that the prophet is speaking about an individual suffering servant, who takes on the sin of all of humanity (Isaiah 53:12). He would have then connected the suffering servant prophecy to Jesus. 

Not long after this passage in Isaiah is the proclamation that eunuchs will be able to join God’s people. Isaiah reverses Deuteronomy 23:1, which excludes eunuchs from gathering with the assembly of Israel. Philip may have also made this connection. 

After Philip’s message, the necessary element (water) is presented for the eunuch to demonstrate his allegiance to Christ. The eunuch, who is not Jewish, wonders if any barrier remains to prevent his identification with Jesus and reception of the blessings of His work. Faithlife Study Bible

First-century Jews did not speak much about a suffering Messiah. The Jewish people, facing the yoke of Roman rule, believed that the Messiah would come as the Lion of Judah, a delivering King, not a weak lamb. They believed and taught that the suffering One spoken of by Isaiah was the suffering nation of Israel. Most likely this eunuch had heard the “official” teaching of this passage in Jerusalem but still had some questions. 

Philip showed him that suffering One was Jesus. He had to suffer on the Cross for the sins of all of humanity. 

Having heard the message of Christ’s sacrifice for sin, the eunuch responded to the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Irenaeus, an early church father who lived between a.d. 130 and 202, wrote that the eunuch returned to Ethiopia and became a missionary to his own people. The NKJV Study Bible

Acts 17:2 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Acts 18:28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.